ote ote technical note tech Air Traffic Control Specialist Decision Making and Strategic Planning – A Field Survey Jean-François D’Arcy, Ph.D., Titan SRC Pamela S. Della Rocco, Ph.D., ACT-530 March 2001 DOT/FAA/CT-TN01/05 Document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405
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Mid Air Collisions Brian Saunders Human Factors David Miller June 18, 2011 Abstract No pilot is immune from a mid air collision and it is one of the pilot’s worst nightmares. Although rare, mid air collisions are a tragic event of when two airplanes collide with each other during flight. Statically speaking, nearly all mid air collisions happen during daylight hours and in Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions and astonishing enough, the greater part of mid air collisions take place within
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NextGen and Long Island MacArthur Airport Work Cited 1. "Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)." Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://www.faa.gov/nextgen/>. 2. Herbert, Keith. "Long Island Aviation Jobs At Stake Under New Plan” - LIBAA News and Industry Updates - Long Island Business Aviation Association LIBAA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://www.libaa.org/libaa-news-updates/libaa-news-and-industry-u
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being used increasingly more in the aviation field every day. This is especially true for communication between pilots in the air, and air traffic controllers on the ground, allowing them to communicate through text messages. Previously, the only way to communicate was by talking over the radio on VHF frequency. This technology is a great benefit to pilots and controllers reducing their work load. But some challenges lie ahead to fully integrate this system. Europe has been using this technology
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AIAA-2005-0001 The Impact of Information Technologies on Air Transportation R. John Hansman* Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA The Air Transportation System and several key subsystems including the Aircraft, Airline, and Air Traffic Management are modeled as interacting control loops. The impact of Information Technologies on each of these subsystems is evaluated through the performance of these control loops. Information technologies are seen to have a significant
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NextGen Air Transportation System Christopher Pratt Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Author Note This paper was prepared for ASCI 202 - Introduction to Aeronautical Science, taught by Michael Prince Abstract The Next Generation Air Transportation System, or commonly known as NextGen, will significantly update the national air transportation system. The NextGen system when fully brought online will help better manage the increasingly crowded skies, reduce operating
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expected for a normal flight path while others were askew. The resulting deaths of the passengers onboard can be attributed to human errors and management shortfalls as there were no mechanical anomalies. Background Flight N501RH was a Beech King Air 200 manufactured in 1981 and had a total time on plane of 8,140 hours. All maintenance inspections were up to date. The aircraft left Concorde, NC on October 24, 2004 and had a flight plan to head to Martinsville Airport in Virginia. The aircraft
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owned by the New Zealand government and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. The company’s core business is as the designated Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) for the New Zealand Flight Information Region (FIR), which covers the entire country and its surrounding oceans, as well as part of Antarctica. Airways provides air traffic control (ATC), air traffic management (ATM), and navigation services, and controls approximately 1 million aircraft movements per year. The company has also launched
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Title: Air Controller Discipline Probed by U.S. in Near Plane Crash Abstract: This article takes a look into the disciplinary problems at U.S. air traffic facilities. Summary: The author discusses the struggle of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to reprimand air traffic controllers. About forty percent of the controllers who have come under scrutiny for their poor judgment and lackadaisical performance of their job which have resulted in tragedy and/or near mishaps were allowed early
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misunderstandings, over-confidence, and lack of patience, the lives of 583 people were taken. This paper discusses what actually happened, and utilizes information gathered from the Netherlands Investigation Board, the research and input discussed by ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association), and human factors that were involved. Human Factors and the Tenerife Airport Disaster To err is human, or at least that’s how the saying goes. Most mistakes that people make are small, but then there are those mistakes that
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